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 XMOD Technologies Hicum toolkit extraction
services
Bertrand Ardouin Thomas Zimmer Michael Schröter
HICUM Workshop, June 6 - 7, Dresden
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 OUTLINE

• XMOD Presentation
• How to choose a compact model ?
• Measurement, Extraction, Modelling Services
  and Consulting
• Hicum Aperitif toolkit Simple approach

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 Who ?
TEAM Bertrand ARDOUIN, PhD, University Bordeaux
Laboratoire de Microélectronique IXL Thomas
ZIMMER, Associate Professor, University
Bordeaux, Laboratoire de Microélectronique
IXL Michael SCHRÖTER, Professor, T. University
Dresden, chair for electron devices and
integrated circuits
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 Where ?
Laboratoire de Microélectronique IXL
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 What ?

• A Start-up company in the Bipolar modelling
  domain
• Offering parameter extraction software
• Provide extraction and modelling services
  (parameter extraction, on wafer measurements,
  )
• Hicum (SGP and VBIC models also supported)
• Single transistor and scaling approach
• Custom models for specific applications
  (HDL-A)

• Co-operation and support from
• Technical University Dresden
• University Bordeaux

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 What ?
On wafer measurement capabilities
NWA HP 8510C (HF, CV) HP 4155B
(DC) C-V meter HP 4284 (C-V) T controler
-60 C up to 200 C
Semi-automatic prober Karl Suss PA200
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 What ?
The Hicum Aperitif Toolkit Single transistor
methodology
In House ICCAP tools for complete parameter
extraction
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Simplicity Time requirement save money
 Why ?
Advanced compact models
Efficiency ability to model complex technologies
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Simplicity Time requirement save money
 Why ?
Advanced compact models
Efficiency ability to model complex technologies
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Simplicity Time requirement save money
 Why ?
Advanced compact models
Efficiency ability to model complex technologies
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Simplicity Time requirement save money
 Why ?
Efficiency ability to model complex technologies
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Simplicity Time requirement save money
 Why ?
Scalability and Physical meaning not taken into
account
Single transistor strategy
Efficiency ability to model complex technologies
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 Why ?

• Theres a need for companies in this domain
• Help to accelerate the FIRST use of Hicum
  and help to establish a wide use
• Provide complete extraction services for
  companies having no experience in the
  bipolar domain (SiGe)
• Provide consulting for modelling very High
  frequency devices, need of scaling, modelling
  precision, statistics, temperature, ...

Centralise Bipolar experience
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Goals of the Hicum Aperitif Toolkit
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• Learn a new model and new tools
• Complex scaling approach
• New test structures on the wafers

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Goals of the Hicum Aperitif Toolkit
Hicum Aperitif Toolkit allows to use the
single transistor strategy (SGP like)
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Goals of the Hicum Aperitif Toolkit
Hicum Aperitif Toolkit allows to
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Description of the toolkit
ICCAP measurements toolkit
Instruments
Standard Bipolar Measurement Database
Probes
ICCAP Gummel-Poon, VBIC, MEXTRAM
Hicum Aperitif Toolkit
TRADICA and BIPAX
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Description of the toolkit
ICCAP
 Hicum aperitif Toolkit  New GUI interface
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Description of the toolkit
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Description of the toolkit
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Description of the toolkit
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Description of the toolkit
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Description of the toolkit
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Description of the toolkit
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Description of the toolkit
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Description of the toolkit
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Description of the toolkit
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Description of the toolkit
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Parameter extraction Results
fT (Ic)
b (Vce)
BiCMOS SiGe 0.35 µm ST Microelectronics fT 45
GHz
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Parameter extraction Results
Ic (Vbe), Ib (Vbe)
Ic (Vce)
BiCMOS SiGe 0.35 µm ST Microelectronics fT 45
GHz
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Parameter extraction Results
g0 d IC / dVce
BiCMOS SiGe 0.35 µm ST Microelectronics fT 45
GHz
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Parameter extraction Results
fT (Ic)
BiCMOS SiGe 0.25 µm ST Microelectronics fT 75
GHz
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Parameter extraction Results
BiCMOS SiGe 0.25 µm ST Microelectronics fT 120
GHz
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Conclusion

• XMOD provides Software, Consulting and
  Services for Bipolar Modelling community
• Hicum Aperitif Toolkit is ready for
  evaluation
• Simplified approach allows to familiarise
  with the model and extend its interest
• Scaling and statistics planed

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